Has anyone ever played Mirrors Edge? It was this third party first person game that was released back in 2008 by EA DICE, you know, those guys that make the Battlefield games. I remember back then watching the trailer and being so amazed at the gameplay (the graphics too) just the way you were able to control the character Faith and leap over obstacles, slide under them, jump over gaps, and of course kick ass. The game was mostly about running and eventually it let up to this challenge that you had to do speed runs and trials to see how fast you could beat a mission. It was fun at the time and completely mind blowing for the first two missions, then after that it got a little stale and was totally hit and then miss. I loved the idea and kudos to DICE for trying it out, but very meh. Looking back at it now, I actually kind of want a spiritual sequel, something DICE could work their ideas into and have a game like Mirrors Edge but better. The gameplay was flawless and so perfect even though I found myself getting a little dizzy at times, other than that we had this palette of different things incorporated into a video game. The story was a little lack luster, I don't even want to get into what it's about so maybe go on Youtube and check it out.

I just really loved how different it was from other first person perspective video games. It wasn't just drop yourself in, shoot everything. No, you were this bad ass sort of heroine which had you trying to strategically run through this course as fast as you can, all the while trying to avoid or find really cool ways to take out your enemies. I for one hate 'heroes' in video games nowadays, you have this gigantic muscular guy with the shaved head, deep rough voice with this douche bag attitude, totally boring. I think I find myself investing and paddling deeper through female characters in video games, they seem so much more realistic than video game males. When I played as the character Faith in Mirrors Edge I found myself totally into it, the whole running thing. It was so freaking cool and I wanted more of it, the story though, no thank you. So, hopefully DICE can get their crap together and work on something other than the typical war FPS. I think they have this little piece of clay (Mirrors Edge) that they can mold into something more epic and on a gigantic scale, maybe an open world game with the same gameplay and idea? Who knows, all I know is that the game was a cult-hit and one day I want to play something like it again. No more generic FPS games, please.

Tomb Raider is gracing the covers of Playstation, Hobby Consolas, French Consoles and NAG magazines this month. Exclusive content, interviews, posters and screens can be found inside. Unfortunately no trailer yet but hopefully it'll premiere at E3.

New info on the game:

Forget about the perfect athlete with impossible anatomy. This Lara Croft is human, she bleeds and suffers a whole lot. But she's decided to fight for survival. The brand new Tomb Raider will be released for PS3 and 360 in a yet to be announced date but, until it arrives, we can tell you about all the details in this EPIC adventure.

We have traveled to San Fransisco, to the headquarters of Crystal Dynamics, creators of this new adventure. Just about a dozen of journalists from all over the world were allowed to witness, in the most absolute secrecy, the details of the new title. Karl Stewart, the franchise's director, took us on a trip around the studios and told us about their intentions. "As time went by, Lara was becoming a cartoon, somebody too unrealistic. The one we are crafting right now is human, more vulnerable", he taught us. "She's going to suffer from terrible wounds, both physical and emotional". To break up completely with the old games, the new Lara Croft is just a teenager just out of the University. Her academic past has made her become a rational and analytic young lady, but with a passion for adventure and archeology. On her first expedition, she enrolls in a ship called Endurance, which sinks next to an island close to the coast of Japan. From among all the crew in the ship, only she seems to have survived.

After the shipwreck, Lara wakes up tied up and hanging upside down in a dark cave, having no idea about how she got to that situation. The first thing is getting out of there. The solution to this task already shows the new spirit of this game: to release her from her captivity we have to hurt Lara.

The main gameplay wants to break away from a fixed system of levels as found in the previous installments of the franchise. We will always be on the island, but from the main hub we able to climb, jump or investigate to find new areas. Then, will this game be some kind of sand box? "This isn't a Grand Theft Auto or an Assassin's Creed of sorts", makes clear Stewart, "but we want to suggest the idea that Lara is in an open environment". In fact, at the beginning of the adventure, Lara will have little abilities and, therefore, we won't be able to advance in most directions, but step by step we will be gathering tools and enhancing Lara's abilities so there will be more to explore.

Puzzles will be more complex than in previous installments. They won't be just about observing the environment, but about thinking about how water and fire interact, the importance of gravity, explosives, etc.

Only a few weapons have been officially confirmed: a bow and arrows, a pistol, and a pick we'll be able to use to climb and defend ourselves. As we advance in the game we'll discover new weapons and possibilities for the girl.

Lara will learn step by step and that will show in her emotions. It's somewhat shocking to witness how the yesteryear's unbreakable Lara is now just a girl which shows terror and doubt about what's to come and even sometimes talks to herself to convince herself that's she'll be able to keep advancing.

More:

- The adventure is divided into 3 big “episodes”, each one corresponding to a part of Lara’s transformation into an adventurer : survive, rescue, run away. - The article insists on the fact that the game engine uses the laws of gravity, of centrifugal force to allow Lara to go through her obstacles. - The transition between cinematics and game is almost invisible - The grief of Lara is accentuated by some effects like close-to-face cameras, on-screen blur. - Lara’s changing through the game. She will evolve from a young inexperienced woman to an adventurer. It will be apparent on her equipment (the article says that it might be possible to see her double pistols back), for example. - The “survival instinct” which makes some elements of the world shine to help the player cans only be used when Lara doesn’t move. - There are many ways to solve puzzles, and sometimes you have to try again and again as laws of physics are random. - Buddha statues are visible through the game… Although they think these are save points, their exact role is unknown for now. - Some elements of the world fall when Lara stand too long on them.

INFLUENCES:

The physics of Half Life 2Uncharted’s atmosphere The “vision” of Assassin’s Creed The origins of Batman Begins The suffering of 127 hours The mysteries of Lost

I'm so freaking excited, finally my girl will be getting the reboot treatment and a very well done reboot by the looks of it. Sorry Uncharted 3, I'll have to finish your trilogy some other time.

I don't get why everyone is getting angry throwing death threats at Sony, there are some of us who pay for PSN Plus when you guys are playing online for free. I'm not paying because I knew something like this would happen from time to time so really I'm not surprised and I do hope it gets fixed soon because I go back to where I am currently living today and I want to be able to play some of my games online. Not angry, just a little disgruntled?

PSN Update

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I know you are waiting for additional information on when PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will be online. Unfortunately, I don’t have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time.

There's some video floating around about some transgender girl walking into McDonalds to use the washroom, she uses the girls washroom and then one of the workers yells at a few girls saying that it's really a GUY using the girls washroom. Of course this being some weird time warp to 1998 the girls rush to the bathroom and pull the girl out by the hair and start beating her while the worker tapes the whole thing. The manager comes in and tries to pull them apart but fails, so he just walks to the side and watches. Another customer who looks like an older woman tries to pull the victim away from the girls but also fails to do so, the cops are called and the girls cause the victim to have a seizure which triggers the manager to tell the aggressors, "Y'all better go the police are coming." ...... ....... ....... ..... Really? This is sad, honestly, it's like nowadays people can't walk out of their house without being discriminated against and with the way we are "progressing" forward it will be like this for years.. Sorry for being sentimental but things like this always anger me, I can't believe we share a country with people like this. Luckily the guy got fired, the manager I don't know if he did but he should be. Read if you like; CLICK